The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-02
THE COLD WATER MEN
In National Conference at
Chicago.
STRONG ANTI-LIQUOR TALK.
"The Prohibition Patty Has But
One Remedy, aD6 That is
PrOhIbition"-Etc.
rRONG ANTI-LIQUOR TALK.
The National Prohibitionists.

| udSlOudI COnmlIlS0 was uOt oii tIdho-
acted yesterday and the subject under
discussion was the appointment of del
egates to the nominating convention
Resolutions were passed, that the
representation in the national conven-
ton of 1883 shall be on basis of twice
as many delegates from each State and
Territory as represent it in Congress,
these delegates to be elected by such
methods as may be decided upon by the
States committees"
The entire day was taken up with dis
cussing various topics, The conference
was brought to close tonight by a
grand mass meeting at Battery D.,
armory, J. B. Holmes presiding. Gen.
eral Clinton B. Fisk, of New Jersey
was the first speaker. He said, in part
that lone great question is uppermost in
the minds of every thoughtful Prohibi
| ZIONIST, how can we beat hasten the day
of the overthrow of the liquor traffic?
| We are growing impatient at the slow
progress we are making toward that
| daV of triumph. We wonder why every
good man and woman is not in Dattle
| array with US. Every careful student
of the situation discovers that now, as
|
stir in every city, town and hamlet in
the county, on this one vital question.
Meantime the saloon sits supreme in
the politics of the country, governing in
the caucus convention aud the canvass.
Seventy per cent. of the primaries, in
10th the dominant political parties,
are convened in gilded saloons or cross
road tavdIns. In the great cities OF the
land, where now dwell more than
Is .0O0 COO of our people, the saloon is
ths chief inspiration 10 politics. Its
mastery over the great States is appal-
ling I he solemn question OF the hour
is, how shall we dethrone King Rum
and restore the government to the
people2 How shall I'VE arouse the
public conscience, which low sleeps
under the lullaby of loyalty to party ?"
The speaker asserted that these ques-
tons could not be practically answered
by either the Democratic or the Re-
publican party. Democracy stands up
boldly and says: I'VE will have nothing
to do with prohibition. We are against
all sum ptuary laws. We like the Pro-
hibitionists to keep up q strong party,
because they make larger drafts upon
the Republicans than upon US.
The Republican party says we can
do it Just now. Why don't you keep
quiet until we get good reedyH We
know that in our ranks are the best
men of the country and We want TO be
sufficiently outspoken against the
saloon to retain them, and not suffi
GENTLY outspoken to ALLEVIATE the saloon
interest. Had the Republican party
taken up the issue boldly and taken
such position as to have driven the
liquor interest from its ranks, it would
have stopped the exodus of the best ele-
ment of the party called back those who
have rebelled against longer submits
sion to the saloon dictation, drawn the
conscience from the Democratic ranks
and would now have been waving its
Pennsylvania Avenue. There is no
safety in any compromise with this
monstrous wrong. We must destroy it.
No system of license or regulation,
taxation or restriction will avail. The
Prohibition party has but one remedy.
and that is prohibition. A half million
men are ready to-day to march TO the
polls to emphasize their opinions with
prohibition ballots. Another half million
are almost persuaded to come with
q million of women. God and they
are marching by our side"
The address was received with great
applause.
Ex-Governor st. John then spoke as
follows:
mr.. President and Citizens: For
nearly forty years this country has
been under the control of the two cid
parties, and what is the legal, social.
moral and political condition of to day a?
We hang and imprison Anarchists,
and at the same time legaiize, protect
o-I O00 mn sol loon
where Anarchy is propagated, thriyes
and fattens. While the drunkard goes
to perdition. the drunkard-maker goes
to the Legislature, to enact laws for the
people. Children CRY for bread, and
the father is sent home penniless and
drunk, while the mother is power
less to protect her home and her boy
with ballot. The saloon keeper des
troys both with bis ballot. As the Sso-
bath bells invite people TO the house OF |
God, a brass band leads the way to
the Sunday horse race, Irtx, fghtI
baseball and beer garden. JEFF. Davis
In his dotsge, without a ballot, Is de
nounced as q traitor, ex-febel and guer-
rilla. Mosby, in the prime of manhood,
with ballot) is given Q foreign mis-
sion. The right OF free ballot is
demanded for the black man of the
sOuLn, N0uo WulIS uSu aIc UuIucu III
efhgy for exercising that right IN the
north. Ministers Of the gospel were
prosecuted and driven from the pulpit
Tor preaching snd voting against
African slavery forty years ago,
and they have been prosecuted,
boycotted and driven from the
pulpit for preaching and voting
against rum, the slavery of today
Lovejoy fell martyr to freedom in ehe
fight against the slavery curse. Had
deck and Gambrel and four others have
fallen martyrs to our homes in this
struggle against the saloon curse In
the face of political platforms, declaring
for fair count" the black man is
counted out in Mississippi and
South Carolina IN his race for Con-
gress, and the white man counted out
in Michigan and Ohio in his fight Tor
nrohibition. While heavy import